Nortear: A platform to support higher education applicants’ decisions

Project Work presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Knowledge Management and Business IntelligenceData can have immense public value, and although Open Data has been made available on the internet mostly by governments and public institutions having as a main justification the “public interest”, most of what is turned public, is done so in formats not suitable to the eyes of most of the public which they are aimed to. The high level of digital literacy needed to turn this data into useful information continues to keep virtually inaccessible what was supposed to be Open Data. This work aims exclusively on data over the education sector, but this situation is also true for data involving other sectors of organized society. This Open Data which is virtually “locked data” have grave relevance to students, parents, and society. This work aims to give a humble step towards exploring the lack of accessibility for information extracted from Open Data on the Portuguese educational sector to collect data that are relevant to future graduates on the choice for a university aiming to create a platform where these students can access visualizations linked to key decision factors relevant when choosing a place to study, including information about the city, the country, and the university. This way, this work intends also to create encouragement to more initiatives which can help to “translate” data for the good of the broad public

Training needs assessment : where we are and where we should go

The aim of this article is to systematically review Training Needs Assessment (TNA) scientific literature. Based on two research questions (where are we? where should we go?), we hoped to evaluate the current state of scientific production on TNA and to point out some possible developments. The following databases were consulted: Web of Knowledge, Ovid, Proquest, Wiley Online Library, Emerald, PsycNet, CAPES Database and Scielo. Fifty-One articles were analyzed. The results show that: (a) there is little agreement on how to measure training needs; (b) most of the current TNA models and methods are reactive and do not consider contextual factors and multiple levels of analysis in a proactive way; (c) there are gaps in TNA and a need for theoretical definitions; (d) there is little concern with building theories and concepts related to TNA. Based on these findings, we point out that TNA practice and research should: (a) be based exclusively on measurable human competences gaps, in multiple possible levels of analysis; (b) not focus only on individual professional roles, but also on internal and external contextual factors that can be important in the future; (c) discuss and criticize in depth what work needs, training needs and training needs assessment mean; (d) elaborate and test TNA theories, concepts, models and methods

Prótese sobre implante cimentada X parafusada : uma revisão narrativa da literatura

Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar as próteses implanto-suportadas parafusadas com as cimentadas, avaliando as vantagens e desvantagens de cada método na prática clínica através de uma revisão narrativa da literatura. Material e métodos: A metodologia foi a revisão de literatura nas bases de dados MEDLINE/Pubmed, Bireme e Science Direct com a utilização de descritores em português e inglês, a saber: “Próteses implanto-suportadas”, “Próteses implanto-suportadas parafusadas”; “Próteses implanto-suportadas cimentadas”; “Implant-supported prostheses”; “Screw”; “Cemented” e variáveis associadas. O período utilizado como critério de inclusão compreendeu os últimos 13 anos, ou seja, utilizaram-se somente artigos publicados entre os anos de 2007 a 2020 e foram selecionados artigos publicados em português e inglês. Resultados: Cada método de retenção tem suas vantagens e desvantagens fazendo com que a escolha do melhor método dependa das características e necessidades de cada paciente. Como resultados, pode-se citar que, independente da técnica, excelentes resultados podem ser alcançados na questão estética, capacidade de resistência, retenção, biomecânica, oclusão, reversibilidade, dentre outras. Conclusões: De uma forma geral, observou-se que as restaurações do tipo cimentadas são normalmente utilizadas nas reabilitações unitárias, onde o apelo estético parece ser o ponto central da escolha, ao passo que as próteses tipo parafusadas ancoram sua principal vantagem como sendo a reversibilidade em caso de problemas associados.Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare how prostheses implemented with screwed and cemented supports, to evaluate the advantages and advantages of each method in clinical practice through a narrative review of the literature. Material and methods: The methodology was to review the literature in the MEDLINE/Pubmed, Bireme and Science Direct databases using descriptors in Portuguese and English, a saber: “Próteses implanto-suportadas”, “Próteses implanto-suportadas parafusadas”; “Próteses implanto-suportadas cimentadas”; “Prostheses supported by implants”; "Screw"; “Cemented” and associated variables. The period used as an inclusion criterion includes the last 13 years, that is, only articles published between the years 2007 to 2020 and articles published in Portuguese and English are used. Results: Each retention method has advantages and disadvantages, making the best choice depend on the characteristics according to the required for each patient. As a result, it can be mentioned that, regardless of the technique, excellent results can be achieved in terms of aesthetics, resilience, retention, biomechanics, occlusion, reversibility, among others. Conclusions: In general, changes in the type of restoration are usually used in unit rehabilitations, where the aesthetic appeal seems to be the central point of choice, whereas screw-type practices anchor their main advantage as being a reversibility in case associated problems

Transactions Cost Theory influence in strategy research: A review through a bibliometric study in leading journals

Transaction cost theory (TCT) is widely used in several management disciplines. Its value for explaining organizational phenomena and managers? decisions is well accepted and has been recognized with two Nobel laureates (Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson). In this paper we examine the impact of the TCT on extant research in top tier management journals. We conduct a bibliometric study supported in the analysis of citations and co-citations to uncover the connections between authors and presumably theories. We conclude that the TCT, albeit its specific focus on the transactions as the unit of analysis, is present in a majority of management- and business-related research.transaction costs theory, bibliometric study, strategy research, review

África, travessia e liberdade: Uma viagem historiográfica pela a poesia de Castro Alves (1863-1870)

The objective of this work is to analyze how Castro Alves in his poetics understood the construction of Africa, as well as his representation of the transatlantic crossing, and also in this perspective, to understand the role of constructing an allusion to Palmares, clearly a resistance of the blacks to the slave system, which we call Africa to Brazilian. In this way, we intend to travel in the representation that the poet made about Africa in Vozes D'África (1868), the crossing in Navio Negreiro (1868) and the construction of a freedom, in slavery soil in Salute to Palmares (1870). Methodologically, for this research was selected only three poems to understand his thinking, present in his work The Slaves (1883), which brought together his poetic production posthumously, always positioned contrary to slavery and the situation of the Negro by Brazilian slave society. As a theoretical support, we base our studies on Edison Carneiro (1937), Costa e Silva (2006), Afrânio Peixoto (1947), João José Reis (1995), Rocha Pitta (1952), Nina Rodrigues (1976) and Paul Gilroy) that allied with other researchers we could understand this archeology of the thought of Castro Alves. In spite of the innumerable incongruities that the poet presents in his poetry, he dedicates himself to uncommon questions that is the black and his enslavement, presenting him sometimes as participant, agent and fighter, now presents as suffering and docile, leaving puzzles in his thoughts about freedom in his poetics.NenhumaO objetivo deste trabalho é analisar como Castro Alves em sua poética compreendeu a construção de África, bem como sua representação da travessia transatlântica, e ainda nesta perspectiva, compreender o papel de construir uma alusão a Palmares, nitidamente uma resistência dos negros ao sistema escravocrata, ao qual chamamos de África à brasileira. Deste modo, pretendemos viajar na representação que o poeta fez sobre África em Vozes D’África (1868), a travessia em Navio Negreiro (1868) e a construção de uma liberdade, em solo escravagista em Saudação a Palmares (1870). Metodologicamente, para esta pesquisa foi selecionado apenas três poemas para compreensão de seu pensamento, presentes em sua obra Os Escravos (1883), que reuniu sua produção poética postumamente, sempre posicionado contrário a escravidão e a situação do negro pela sociedade escravocrata brasileira. Como suporte teórico, embasamos nossos estudos em Edison Carneiro (1937), Costa e Silva (2006), Afrânio Peixoto (1947), João José Reis (1995), Rocha Pitta (1952), Nina Rodrigues (1976) e Paul Gilroy (2001) que aliados a outros pesquisadores pudemos compreender essa arqueologia do pensamento de Castro Alves. Apesar das inúmeras incongruências que o poeta apresenta em sua poesia, dedica-se a questões incomuns que é o negro e sua consequente escravização, apresentando-o ora como partícipe, agente e lutador, ora apresenta como sofrido e dócil, deixando enigmas em seu pensamento sobre a liberdade na sua poética

Viabilização para implantação de indústria para a produção de etanol (álcool) utilizando milho

Orientador: Marcos Wagner da FonsecaMonografia (especialização) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Palotina, Curso de Especialização MBA em Gestão Estratégica do AgronegócioInclui referênciasResumo: A implementação de uma alternativa de combustível de etanol de milho oferece benefícios multifacetados nos dias atuais. O investimento em uma indústria de etanol de milho pela Cooperativa Integrada promove retorno financeiro sólido, diversificando suas fontes de receita e reduzindo a dependência de combustíveis fósseis. Além disso, impulsiona a economia local ao gerar empregos e incentivar o desenvolvimento agrícola. Do ponto de vista socioambiental, o etanol de milho reduz as emissões de gases de efeito estufa, contribuindo para a mitigação das mudanças climáticas e melhorando a qualidade do ar. A inovação e a tecnologia empregadas no processo de produção de etanol de milho fortalecem a competitividade da cooperativa no mercado, posicionando-a como uma líder no setor. Isso não apenas aumenta a confiança dos cooperados, mas também atrai novos membros, impulsionando o crescimento e a sustentabilidade a longo prazo da cooperativ